> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:55:32 +1100 > From: Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: SLUG List <slug@slug.org.au> > Subject: [SLUG] voip/Ekiga and "could not open audio channel" > > I'm using voip on my machine (Ekiga) and all is working fine. But I > notice that when I've been playing music and then try to place a call, I > get an error along the lines of "Could not open audio channel for audio > reception". > > Sometimes closing my music player (xmms) solves the problem, sometimes I > have to logoff/on. > > Is there any tool I can use that allows me to control these audio > channels, and change which program has access? > > $ uname -a > Linux hp 2.6.17-10-386 #2 Tue Dec 5 22:26:18 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux > $ cat /etc/issue > Ubuntu 6.10 \n \l > $ xmms --version > xmms 1.2.10 > $ ekiga --version > Gnome ekiga 2.0.3 > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. GPG key A8B77238.
You need to set up a .asoundrc using dmix which allows multiple applications. See <http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Getting_several_applications_using_the_sound_card_at_the_same_time_%3F> I you don't have a '/home/user/.asoundrc' create one. Cut 'n paste .. I've had the same problem. Cheers, Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
